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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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